A Comparison of the Relative Efficiency and Validity of Tailored Tests and Conventional Quizzes.

Kent, Thomas H.; Albanese, Mark A.

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Comparison of the Relative Efficiency and Validity of Tailored Tests and Conventional Quizzes.

Kent, Thomas H.; Albanese, Mark A.

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v10 n1 p67-79 Mar 1987

Two types of computer-administered unit quizzes in a systematic pathology course for second-year medical students were compared. Quizzes composed of questions selected on the basis of a student's ability had higher correlations with the final examination than did quizzes composed of questions randomly selected from topic areas. (Author/JAZ)

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Medical Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Predictive Validity, Test Items, Test Validity

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